Introduction: Drug resistance is a growing public health issue among the health care professionals. Due to improper use many bacterial species including the Shigella dysenteriae become resistant to the standard therapy. Objectives: In the present study, we have shown the bacteria...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/25463
Aim: To review the pattern, trend, predisposing factors, characteristics and visual outcome of corneal ulcers at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) between January 2003 and December 2012 with a view to providing improved quality patient management. Study Design: R...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/25168
Adeeba Raihan, Momena Khandaker, Manzur-E-Mohsina Ferdous, Md. Ataur Rahman, A. F. M. Jamal Uddin & Abu Shamim Mohammad Nahiyan·Microbiology Research Journal International·2016
Aims: Antagonism to Fusarium root rot caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (ACI-FOL7 and ACI-FOL8) by Trichoderma spp. was investigated. Study Design: The study was designed to understand antagonistic properties of locally collected Trichoderma spp. against Fusarium in...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/26020
Analysis of diabetic blood may be delayed for hours post collection owing to several factors. Artifactual changes may occur thereby confounding the results. This study investigated some artifactual changes in glucose levels that may occur in diabetic blood stored at room temperat...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/26044
Background: Iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in adolescents tends to increase with age due to acceleration of growth. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of ID and IDA in adolescent girls in rural Upper Egypt. Methods: 912 girls in 5 diff...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/25826
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic heavy metals found in the environment. This study aimed at combined effects of Moringa oleifera (Mo) oil and Cashew nut oil on cadmium-induced liver damage in wistar rats. Thirty-five wistar rats of both sexes were randomly divided into seven...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/24250
Twenty three Aspergillus species isolated from nine commonly used spices in Tanzania were characterized to determine presence of potential aflatoxin producers. PCR of one regulatory (aflR) and three structural (aflD, aflM and aflO) aflatoxin biosynthetic pathway genes followed by...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/26102
Aims: This study aimed at treating bullying behaviours among adolescents using reality therapy. It also investigated age as a factor in treatment outcome. Considering the prevalence of bullying among adolescents and the link between bullying in adolescence and violent behaviours...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/26093
Aims: To study the quality of groundwater in the selected mandals of Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India, in terms of drinking water quality parameters and to express the same in the form of water quality index that can be understood easily by the public. Study Design: The...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25976
Water samples from boreholes near abattoirs in Iwofe, Agip (Ayagologo) and Mile III were collected and assessed for some physicochemical parameters and heavy metals. The physicochemical parameters were analysed using American Public Health Association (APHA) standard methods, whi...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22525
Introduction: Blood transfusion remains a substantial source of transmissible infection in India. The prevalence of transfusion transmissible infections (TTIs) like Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), syphilis and malaria in blood...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25449
Aims: The aim of the present study is to evaluate whether FNAC helps in detecting tubercular lymphadenitis (TB LAN) at an early stage in a primary care setting. Demographic and cytomorphological profile of TB LAN in this part of the country is also analyzed. Study Design: The stu...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25716
Traditional medicine plays a significant role in the healthcare of the majority of the people in developing countries, including Ethiopia, and medicinal plants provide valuable contribution to this practice. Emerging evidence indicates that cancer is becoming one of major health...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25670
Suzane da Silva Cabral, Lorrayne Lacerda Lobato, Rafael Espíndola do Nascimento, Olavo Magalhães Picanço Júnior & Artemis Socorro do Nascimento Rodrigues·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Aims: Cancer is a genetic disease characterized by an unbalance between cell growth and regulatory factors. The gene XRCC3 encodes a protein that contributes to the integrity of the genome and XRCC3 Thr241Met variants have their capacity of repair altered. Study Design: Our goal...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24667
The quest to understand the inheritance pattern of some traits in generated progenies of some parental clones of cocoa lead to this study. Hybridization was carried out to generate progenies from eleven parental clones. The hybrids were established in a randomized complete block...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/24387